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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the page 1 lines, "when the war ended. The war ended/ depending on which war you mean," what technique is used to introduce ambiguity?
(a) Synechdoche.
(b) Personification.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Enjambment.

2. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what is the speaker's objection to her lover saying, "You make me feel like lightening" (15)?
(a) She associates lightening with whiteness.
(b) She associates lightening with rain.
(c) She associates lightening with violence.
(d) She associates lightening with Manhattan.

3. In "These Hands, If Not Gods," which religion's god is alluded to in the line "didn't you sing out their ninety-nine names?" (8)?
(a) Hinduism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Christianity.
(d) Judaism.

4. In "Catching Copper," when the brothers are searching for their bullet, what sound is heard?
(a) Clicking.
(b) Barking.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Moaning.

5. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what does the speaker claim to do with her "mouth of smoke" (14)?
(a) Speak an unknown language.
(b) Preserve meat.
(c) Put bees to sleep.
(d) Fill the room.

6. In "The Mustangs," what is the purpose of mentioning the brother's "thin ankles" (35)?
(a) It foreshadows his injury.
(b) It stresses his determination.
(c) It distinguishes him from the other boys.
(d) It compares him to a horse.

7. In "The Mustangs," what figure of speech is employed in the phrase "hooves rumbling like weather in my ears" (35)?
(a) Simile.
(b) Synesthesia.
(c) Personification.
(d) Pathetic Fallacy.

8. In "Like Church," what does the speaker mean by "It is real work not to perform/ a fable" (30)?
(a) It is easy to fall into the trap of fulfilling a stereotype.
(b) Fairy tales and fables create unrealistic expectation about love.
(c) She feels controlled by her partner's whims and desires.
(d) She worries about assuming that she knows how her relationship will end.

9. In "Catching Copper," what does the acronym "CIB" stand for?
(a) Certificate of Indian Blood.
(b) Combat Infantryman Badge.
(c) Citizens Information Board.
(d) Criminal Investigation Branch.

10. In "Manhattan Is a Lenape Word," what creature does the speaker claim is walking down West 29th Street?
(a) A coyote.
(b) A bull.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A lion.

11. In "Run'n'Gun," what is the rhetorical purpose of the description of the Indian children's shoes and socks?
(a) It foreshadows the poem's ending.
(b) It portrays them as underdogs.
(c) It develops the poem's lighthearted tone.
(d) It portrays their pride in their heritage.

12. In "Like Church," what does the speaker compare her relationship with the church to?
(a) Her relationship with her family.
(b) The work required to tend a garden successfully.
(c) America's history of oppression.
(d) Her intimate relationship with a White lover.

13. On page 21 of "Skin-Light," what other name for Teotlachco is given?
(a) "Calabash."
(b) "Chalcedony."
(c) "Light-well."
(d) "Lamp-Land."

14. What does the opening of "Postcolonial Love Poem" claim that moonstones can do?
(a) Make someone fall in love with you.
(b) Help you find your way home.
(c) Predict the weather.
(d) Stop the bleeding of a snakebite.

15. In "Wolf OR-7," what is the "trembling blue line" (32)?
(a) The Colorado River.
(b) The GPS map of the wolf's movements.
(c) The line connecting stars in a constellation.
(d) The path the speaker travels to find the beloved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the title "The Mustangs" refer to?

2. In "Blood-Light," what is the speaker imagining with the words, "Don't you want a little light in your belly?"

3. In "Asterion's Lament," the speaker talks about "the slake of a monster's appetite" (28). What does "slake" mean in this context?

4. In "They Don't Love You Like I Love You," to what does the speaker compare the United States?

5. In "Ink-Light," where are the speaker and her beloved?

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